Obituaries
Mavis Elaine Erickson
Dec 29, 2020
Mavis Erickson, 89, Pelican Rapids, MN, died Tuesday, December 29, 2020 at Essentia Health-Oak Crossing in Detroit Lakes, MN under the excellent care of their staff and the Hospice of the Red River Valley. Mavis Elaine was born February 22, 1931 in Barnesville, MN, to Oscar and Minnie (Hanson) Ishaug. They lived near Barnesville for the first 5 years of...
Lawrence "Larry" Grahn
Dec 11, 2020
Larry Grahn, 78, of rural Vergas, MN, died on Friday, December 11, 2020 at Essentia Health with his family by his side. Lawrence John was born February 7, 1942, in Pelican Rapids, MN, the son of Lawrence and Thelma (Togstad) Grahn. Larry’s parents worked at Fair Hills Resort, rural Detroit Lakes, MN where he grew up. He attended school in...
Clarice Evelyn Haugrud
Dec 5, 2020
Clarice Haugrud, age 96, a longtime resident of Pelican Rapids, MN passed away peacefully on Saturday, December 5, 2020, at Riverfront on Main. Clarice Evelyn (Aaberg) Haugrud was born on October 10, 1924, near Rothsay, MN to Charles and Clara (Juven) Aaberg. She was baptized and confirmed at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in Rothsay and graduated from Rothsay High School....
Florence Winnifred Hansen
Dec 4, 2020
Florence (Haugrud) Hansen, age 104, of Pelican Rapids, MN, died Friday, December 4, 2020 at Pelican Valley Senior Living. Florence Winnifred Haugrud Hansen was born to Olof and C. Emelia Haugrud on April 10, 1916 in Pelican Rapids, MN. She was the 7th of 9 children. She was baptized and confirmed at Ringsaker (now Faith) Lutheran Church, Pelican Rapids. She...
Alice Marie Schwedrsky
Dec 3, 2020
Alice Schwedrsky, 80, of Pelican Rapids Minnesota, died suddenly on December 3, 2020 at Sanford Medical Center, Fargo North Dakota. Alice Marie Johnson was born on April 27, 1940 in Cormorant Township to Oscar and Anna (Knudtson) Johnson. She grew up in Lake Park, Minnesota where she attended grade school and high school. Alice married Russell Schwedrsky on June 13,...
Edwin DuWayne Strom
Dec 1, 2020
DuWayne Strom, age 82, a resident of rural Detroit Lakes, MN, died Tuesday, December 1, 2020 near his home on Pelican Lake. Edwin DuWayne was born on July 28, 1938 in Pelican Rapids, MN, to Edwin and Amanda (Brusven) Strom. He was baptized and confirmed at Bethel Lutheran Church in Pelican Rapids. He attended school in Pelican Rapids, graduating from...
Eron Franco Martinez
Nov 27, 2020
Eron Franco Martinez, age 69, of Pelican Rapids, MN died on Friday, November 27, 2020 at Sanford Hospital in Fargo.
Memorial services will be held 7:00 PM, Monday, November 30, 2020 at Larson Funeral Home in Pelican Rapids, MN with Father Alan Wielinski presiding.
Eron Franco Martinez was born on October 9, 1951 in Uriangato, Guanajuato, Mexico to Manuel Franco...
Kenneth Doble
Nov 16, 2020
Age 76 of Detroit Lakes, MN. He is survived by son, Patrick (Amy), brothers, Tom and Don, sister, Mary (Bouley) as well as many friends in the Lakeville and Detroit Lakes areas. Ken grew up in Prior Lake and served his country in Vietnam as a member of the United States Marine Corps. He was a proud member of the...
Alvaro Perez Sr.
Nov 13, 2020
Alvaro Perez Sr, age 65, of Pelican Rapids, MN died at Sanford Hospital in Fargo from complications of Covid 19.
Graveside services will be 2:00 PM, Monday, November 16, 2020 at Lake View Cemetery, in Pelican Rapids, MN with Pastor Regulo Lopez presiding. All attendees will be required to follow social distance and masking guidelines for the outdoor service. The...
Marian Haugrud
Nov 7, 2020
Marian Marie (Snakenberg) Haugrud , age 91, of Pelican Rapids, MN, passed away on Saturday, November 7, 2020, at Riverfront on Main. She was under the care of their staff and Hospice of the Red River Valley. Marian was born May 13, 1929, in Stowe Prairie Township of Todd County, MN to Earl and Emma (Koehn) Snakenberg. She was baptized...
Delores Sylvia Lyden
Nov 2, 2020
Delores Lyden, 90, a longtime resident of Pelican Rapids, MN died on Monday, November 2, 2020 at Pelican Valley Senior Living in Pelican Rapids. Delores Sylvia was born August 24, 1930, to the daughter of Edvin and Mabel (Sorum) Dillerud in Pelican Rapids, MN. Delores was baptized and confirmed at North Immanuel Lutheran Church near Pelican Rapids. She attended and...
Patricia "Pat" Motz
Oct 27, 2020
Patricia “Pat” Motz, age 71, of Erhard, MN, died Tuesday, October 27, 2020 at her residence. Patricia Ann was born May 15, 1949 in Moorhead, MN, to William and Elizabeth (Zebley) Anderson. She attended school in Moorhead, MN and later Pelican Rapids. On September 9, 1967 Patricia married David Motz at Grace Lutheran Church in Erhard, MN. She raised six...
Rhoda Johnson
Oct 21, 2020
Rhoda Pearl (Allen) Johnson, age 89, of Pelican Rapids, MN, passed away on Wednesday, October 21, 2020 at Riverfront on Main under the care of their staff and Hospice of the Red River Valley. Rhoda Pearl was born April 22, 1931 in Pelican Rapids, MN, to Herbert and Lena (Rud) Allen. She attended country school by Star Lake and Pelican...
Bruce "Darrel" Jorgenson
Oct 11, 2020
Bruce Darrel Jorgenson was born on June 25, 1940 to Oscar and Rose (Thompson) Jorgenson and grew up on the family's homestead in the hills just southeast of Erhard. He was baptized and confirmed at Bagstevold Lutheran Church in Erhard. Darrel attended District 17 country school and was a 1958 graduate of Pelican Rapids High School. On October 31, 1959,...
Debra Toso
Sep 30, 2020
Debra (Dillon) Toso, age 65, of Pelican Rapids, MN, died Wednesday, September 30, 2020 at Riverfront on Main in Pelican Rapids under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley and the staff of Riverfront on Main. Debra Lynn was born December 31, 1954 in Pelican Rapids, MN, to Donald and Marcelyn (Lynnes) Dillon. She attended school in Pelican...
Evangeline Bakken
Sep 15, 2020
Evangeline Harriet (Ohe) Bakken, age 92, of Pelican Rapids, MN, died Tuesday, September 15, 2020 at Riverfront on Main. Evangeline Harriet Ohe was born on October 25, 1927 near Rothsay, MN, the daughter of Ingard and Gertie (Halbakken) Ohe. Evangeline was baptized and confirmed at South Immanuel Lutheran Church near Rothsay. She later graduated from Pelican Rapids High School. One...
Gerald Ray Tollefson
Sep 14, 2020
Gerald Tollefson, age 84, of Pelican Rapids, MN, died Monday, September 14, 2020 at his home. Gerald Ray was born April 28, 1936 at the Boysen Hospital in Pelican Rapids to Eddie and Minnie (Gustafson) Tollefson. He was a member of Central Lutheran Church was baptized, confirmed and went to Sunday School there. He also served on the council, cemetery...
Phyllis Maureen Vigen
Sep 14, 2020
Phyllis Vigen, age 86, of West Fargo, ND, formerly of Pelican Rapids, MN died Monday, September 14, 2020 at her residence. Phyllis Maureen was born July 4, 1934 in Fargo, ND, to S. Gordon and Connie (Maita) Erickson. She attended school in Fargo, ND, graduating from Shanley High School in 1952. After graduating, Phyllis attended Moorhead State Teachers College in...
Donovan Johnson
Sep 5, 2020
Donovan Elrick Johnson was born March 28, 1940. Son of Elrick & Emma Johnson of Pelican Rapids, MN.
Don grew up on the family’s Linden Shore Resort on Lake Lida & the adjacent shared Johnson family farm. As a boy, he had two major loves; baseball & horses, both of which became lifelong passions. He’d play baseball in the pasture...
Dale Vernon Pierce
Sep 1, 2020
Dale Pierce, age 85, of Pelican Rapids, MN, died Tuesday, September 1, 2020 at Riverfront on Main, Pelican Rapids, MN. Dale Vernon was born March 2, 1935 on the family farm near Pelican Rapids, MN, to Wilbert and Birdie (Rice) Pierce. When Dale was one-year old his mother, Birdie, died and later Wilbert married Elsie Schmedeberg. He was baptized and...
